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Nov. 3, 1931. J. L. ANDREWS 1,829,918

TABLE Filed May 20 950 3 Sheets-Sheet l NQV. 3, 1931. I J ANDREWS 71,829,918

TABLE Filed May 20 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 NQV. 3, 1931. j 1 ANDREWS1,829,918

TABLE Filed May 20 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 n oi) Patented Nov. 3,1931 7"Qumran: STATES renal-s nATEN'r oFFicE JOHN L. ANDREWS, or sunniirr,ivrississirri TABLE Application ifiled May 20,

This invention aims to provide a table adapted to be used by Osteopaths,surgeons, and others who treat the human body the construction beingsuch that the patient may V be received readily from an erect posture,be i I tilted into a horizontalposition, and be tilted to a position inwhich the head is lower than the feet, should the. operator so desire,novel means being provided for holding the table in adjusted positions.The invention aims to provide novel means for retainlng the table in anyposition to which it'inay have been adjusted, and, generally, to improveand enhance the utilitvof devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

7 With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds', the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the deitail's of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it" being undersood' that 1 changes may be madein theprecise embodi ment. of the invention herein disclosed, within thescope of What is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

. In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1- shows in side elevation a device constructed in accordancewith the invention, parts being broken away;

Figure 2 is atop plan;

, 1 Figure 3 is a section on the line 55 of, I Figure 1;

. .dinal sills 2 connected by an end bar 3, a'

platform 4:, and a tie rod'5. I

A; frame 6 is erected vertically on the sills '2 at a point intermediatevthe ends of the sills. The frame 6 comprises vertical posts 7 havingtheir lower ends connected to the 4 sills 2. The posts 7 are connectedby crossed 1930. "Serial No. 454,059.

braces 8. Inclined braces16 connect the posts 7 with the' sills 2. Thebraces 16 on one side of the frame 6' are joined to the sills 2 by beingmounted on the tie rod 5. The braces 16 on the opposite side of theframe 6 are connected by bolts 17 to the sills 2. A transverse bar orguide 9 forms part of the frame 6 and has its ends connected to theposts 7.

The transverse bar 9 is provided in its upper edge with a notch 10.

A casing 11 is mounted longitudinally on the transverse bar 9. A latchbolt 12 is mounted for right line reciprocation in thecasing 11.The'latch bolt 12 is advanced by a compressionspring 1 1 in the casing11. One end of the spring 14 bears against one end of the casing 11, asshown in Figure 6, and the oppositef end of the spring engages anabutment 15 on the latch bolt 12. The abutment 1 5 constitutes astopwhich, engaging the inner end of the casing 11, limits theadvancementof the latch bolt 12 under the action of the spring 14.

One end of a flexible element 18 is connected to the latch bolt 12. Theflexible'element 18, which may be a chain, is passed around a pulley 19journaled for rotation on the bar 9. Thence'the flexible element 18 isextended downwardly around a pulley 20 (Figure 1) mounted to turn on abracket 21' carried by the inner side of one of the sills 2. Theflexible element 18 is extended longitudinally of the said sill beneaththe platform 4, and is connected to an arm 22 on a shaft 23 mounted torock in a bearing 24 on the said sill 2. On the outer end of the shaft23 thereis a pedal arm 25;

A pivot rod 26'is mounted in the upper ends of the posts 7 A table 27 islocated between the upper ends of the posts 7 and is mounted to swingvertically on the pivot rod 26. The table 27 has a head rest 28.The'head rest 28 and the table 27 may be suitably upholstered, as shownat 29. The table 27 is provided on its edges and 'at points betweenits-ends, with side grips 3O. The table 27 has an end handle31 locatedadjacent to the head rest 28. Securing devices 32, such as straps extendacross the table 27. Buckles 33 are interposed in thesecuring devices,32."

' The numeral 34 marks an arcuate keeper adapted to move through thenotch of the bar 9 so as to be guided and reinforced by the bar. In thekeeper '34, there are seats or openings 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39. Theremay be as manywor as few of these seats or openings as the operator ormanufacturer wishes. The inner end of'the latch bolt12 is adapted to bereceived in any of the open- On that end of the table 27 which isremote.

the inner endof the shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature.

JOHN L. ANDR WVS.

from the head rest 28 there are outstanding arms 40. A pivot element 41,preferably a 0 rod, is mounted in the arms l0. The rod 41 forms apivotal mountingfor a foot rest 53 which cannot be claimed in thisapplication.

The person to be treated is attached to the 1 table?! by the straps 32,and, when the latch bolt 12 is withdrawn from the seat '35, the

person to be treated, along with the table 27,

' zontal position. If the operatordesires, he r can swing the table 27downwardly in the'diis swung about the pivot rod 26 into a horirectio-nofthe' arrow B in Figure l, thelatch i bolt l2being engaged in any ofthe suits'37,

38, or 3910f thekeep'er34. [In this way,,the headiof the personbeing-treated is disposed lower} than his feet, and the internal organsmay be a permitted tov gravitate toward the head, a position desirablein certain forms of treatment.

After the treatment or operation has been concluded, the tabIeQ'Z may beswung into 7 the inclined position shown in'dotted line in Figure-1, thestraps 32 maybe released, and

tors of Osteopathy, and anyone else'having device.

The device is s mple; 1n construction, but

the patient may be permitted to step 011' the will befoundthoroughlyfeffective anduse-- ful in the hands of physicians, sur eons,dococcasion to' dispose the body'of a; patient in various positions.

is claimed is: V

- 1. Ina device of the class described, a support, -a table mountedintermediate itsends i on, the support for vertical swinging move ment,an arcuate keeper carried by the table and having seats, alatch'slidably mounted on the support and engageablc with theseats, a

pedal mounted toswing on the support and having an arm, a flexibleelement connected to the arm and to the latch, and means for guiding theflexible element intermediate its ends.

2. V In a de vice of the class describecha support,a table pivotallymounted intermediate its ends on the supportfor verticalswingiaving thusdescribed the inventiomwhat

